Are you talking about hand embroidery or machine? Machine embroidery is very durable. Just think about all the machine embroidered motifs on clothing. Hand, it really all depends on the stitches you use and what you use for floss. Most are very durable, especially if your stitches are small. And even if it wears out, embroidery stitches are not nearly as difficult to repair/replace as a piece of patchwork where the fabric has worn out. I'd say go for it.